Officials face lawsuit in inmate's death

A lawsuit against the Roane County Jail and county officials in the 2000 death of an inmate has been cleared to go to trial.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that correctional officers, paramedic Duranda Tipton and Dr. Thomas Boduch can all be held liable in the death of 29-year-old Sonya Denise Phillips.

Phillips was in the Roane County Jail awaiting trial on charges of first-degree murder in the death of her infant child.

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